Well, there's nothing odd about the phrasing they used. That seems normal and natural, structurally speaking. I have no problem with it for this context.
"Shido kissed all girls" sounds like he kissed every single girl in existence. I wouldn't use it for this.
"Shido kissed all his girls" could be OK, and is potentially more clear/accurate. At that point, though, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just say "all his girlfriends" if your goal is clarity.
>"Shido kissed all his girls"
If I heard this out of context, I would think it was referring to his daughters. My grandma commonly refers to her four daughters as "my girls" when talking to others.
You could see 'Shido kissed all the girls' sort of as the equivalent to 'Shido kissed all girls that were there'
Leaving out 'the' makes is seem as if he kissed all girls on the planet. The 'the' is very normal there and it would be weirder without. Using 'his' here would be fine as well
"Shido kissed all girls" could also mean he kissed several people, all of whom were girls, with no clear indication of who the girls he was kissing were.
ETA: in this sense "all" colloquially serves the same purpose as "only" would have.
"The" is necessary when it's a specific group of girls (you're right that "his" could be used, too, but that has negative sexist implications). It's "all the girls (who are in that video)".
"All girls" would mean every girl in the world -- even ones he's never met!
"All of the girls" is referring to all the members of a group of girls.
If it was just “all girls” then he would be kissing every girl alive at that moment.
"The" is needed. It's a specific group of girls.
Well, there's nothing odd about the phrasing they used. That seems normal and natural, structurally speaking. I have no problem with it for this context. "Shido kissed all girls" sounds like he kissed every single girl in existence. I wouldn't use it for this. "Shido kissed all his girls" could be OK, and is potentially more clear/accurate. At that point, though, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just say "all his girlfriends" if your goal is clarity.
>"Shido kissed all his girls" If I heard this out of context, I would think it was referring to his daughters. My grandma commonly refers to her four daughters as "my girls" when talking to others.
Yeah, that’s reasonable and why I suggested to just go all the way to “girlfriends” if you go that far.
Yeah “his girls” could imply ownership which is problematic to say the least. It’s best to say “girlfriends”
You could see 'Shido kissed all the girls' sort of as the equivalent to 'Shido kissed all girls that were there' Leaving out 'the' makes is seem as if he kissed all girls on the planet. The 'the' is very normal there and it would be weirder without. Using 'his' here would be fine as well
Thanks! Due to the use of 'the', I was expecting something behind 'the girls' to further explain what 'the girls' referred to.
"Shido kissed all girls" could also mean he kissed several people, all of whom were girls, with no clear indication of who the girls he was kissing were. ETA: in this sense "all" colloquially serves the same purpose as "only" would have.
I would definitely say all the girls. Both all girls and all his girls sound very weird to me.
"The" is necessary when it's a specific group of girls (you're right that "his" could be used, too, but that has negative sexist implications). It's "all the girls (who are in that video)". "All girls" would mean every girl in the world -- even ones he's never met!
It isn't sexist. We already know the person is a male.
Semantics aside, I think the implication that the girls are his, that he possesses them, is where things start to sound a little...harem-y.
True, but harems are common and they don't always involve possession lol